News on the arts, music, dining, restaurants and all things that make our city a cultural mecca on the rise.
The 2nd Annual Manchester Film Fest is ready to roll offering up three days of local, national and international cinematic flavor.
“At that time the majority of our gigs were family parties and nursing homes. We ended up rehearsing over Zoom and eventually started playing outside while socially distancing, but we’re excited to finally be playing out again,” says founding Ukeladies member Kate Boisvert.
Billboard and radio chart-topping, award-winning, international reggae-rock sensation Roots of Creation, are a touring powerhouse and they’re coming to Veterans Park for a FREE concert August 11 at 6:30 p.m. and everyone’s invited.
Happy August! Hard to believe that we are in the final stretches of summer. Get outside and enjoy it as much as you can!
Shake, rattle and roll your way into the weekend.
You can make gorgeous-looking bowls of different sizes which make good giveaway gifts.
Since 1933, they have gathered to showcase their unique skillset and passions with the public. Experts in woodworking, metal, jewelry, glass, fiber arts, ceramics, printmaking, photography and so much more will return to Newbury for the 90th Annual Craftsmen’s Fair. The Fair opens Saturday, August 5 on the grounds of the Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury and will run through Sunday, August 13.
Join Manchester Choral Society for Season 63! All interested singers are welcome!
Ribbon Cutting, Vodka & Gin tastings and interactive art experiences across The Factory on Willow property.
Those who stand to challenge the existence of such a wonderful and important event like June’s West High School Pride Celebration simply lack understanding of the true meaning and value of what’s going on behind the doors.
This weekly round-up of live entertainment in and around Manchester is brought to you by A. Robert Dionne of Ted Herbert Music School & Rentals.
August will be here before you know it, make sure to get outside and enjoy all that the summer has to offer with the mix below.
The 10-foot-tall representation of a female mill worker has been a fixture in the mill yard for more than 35 years. What’s new – and what drew a crowd of more than 100 to Commercial Street Wednesday – is her environment.
Philip Guston’s work is not aesthetically pleasing, and I don’t believe it was meant to be. It is politically charged and he makes the viewer uncomfortable. His depictions of fascist and racist violence in reverse and counterintuitive images forced the MFA as well as the National Gallery to sequester some of his work in a separate space with advisories posted that read “some may find these images upsetting.” What I found upsetting were those notices.
Veteran actor, writer, director and stand-up comedian Kevin Pollak will headline the Manchester International Film Festival on Saturday, Aug. 12 at The Palace Theaters in Manchester, capping off the three-day festival showcasing the best local and independent filmmakers and their work.
At Pleasant Valley Farm in Methuen, Heather Bonanno and her team are diligently checking flowers and putting flags on the farm’s mums as they recognize disease. The farm sections off areas to avoid in hopes of minimizing the spread.
The grand opening is set for July 21 at Woodstacker’s Elm Street retail shop, 850 Elm St., where you can sit down Thursday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m., and try a couple of beers and purchase your favorites to enjoy at home. He does all the brewing offsite at his beer shed in Derry.
Go find yourself some live music and entertainment this weekend.
Weekends were made for getting out and exploring the world. We’ve got some ideas to get your weekend started.
